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Novice Award To Singers HELPING PAWS Happy members of McHenry Sweet Adelines return from weekend in St. Louis. From top to bottom, they are Nina Buikema, Director Pat Gattone, Adeline Chaps and Vonnie Wynveen. The McHenry chapter of Sweet Adelines returned home late Sunday night, May 4, tired but very excited after a weekend at regional com­ petition in St. Louis, Mo. Their only comments were "I can't believe it!" Tears of joy and screams of happiness filled the auditorium when it was an­ nounced that McHenry chapter had won the 1975 Regional Novice award. To be eligible for the novice award traveling trophy a chapter must be a chorus in competition for the first time or must not have been in com­ petition for three years prior. The other eligible choruses were well established and experienced. The honor was doubled since it was a new experience for McHenry to perform before an audience of 2,500 people and a panel of judges. McHenry chorus chose brilliant orange, green and gold clown costumes, complete with full face clown makeup. They sang "Laugh Clown Laugh" and "Let Me Sing and I'm Local Veterans Aided By Annual Poppy Sale More than one half of the net proceeds received from the sale of Buddy Poppies remains in this community to meet the calls from needy veterans. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4600 and the Ladies auxiliary advised the public of this fact in announcing plans for the an­ nual sale of poppies on the streets of McHenry. The post maintains a relief fund into which is placed all net ^profits received from the sale of poppies. -This fund is Happy". Besides winning the novice award they placed seventhteenth in competition. The "Happy Times Four" quartet was pleased to placed sixthteenth in quartet com­ petition. The selections they chose to sing were "Pal of My Cradle Days" and "Hello My Baby". available to meet any calls for from local veterans. As in previous years, these symbolic flowers of Flanders field will be sold on the streets by a group of volunteer 815-459-2641 by Nancy Hanson The Helping Paws office is open week days from 10 a.m. to 'noon and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. If you would like to volunteer to help or would like to adopt an animal, please call, 815-439- 2641. if you have a pet you must give up, we can try to help you find a new home for it. Or call members of the V.F.W. post and its Ladies auxiliary. They will work with volunteer members of American Legion Post 491 and the Ladies auxiliary., Nation-wide rehabilitation service of the V.F.W. is maintained partly with the proceeds of the annual poppy sale. The V.F.W. National Home for Widows and Orphans at Eaton Rapids, Mich., receives part of its operating funds from this sale. The National home will be celebrating its fiftieth year of operation this year. us if you have lost or found a dog or cat. If youiadopt an animal from this column, adoption papers should be filled out at the time of adoption and a donation is requested. DOGS FOR ADOPTION Spaniel mix female. 5'l> months old. white with black spots, fluffy hair, DHL shot, housebroken. beautiful, smart, lovely disposition, will be a large dog. 312-526-7095. Looks like small sheepdog, male, approximately 1 year old, shaggy, brown, red, beige and gray, partly housebroken, 14" high, cut but shw 312-381- 9408. Pointer mix, 5-month-old male, white with, black short hair, will be large. 815-943-4229. Chihuahua mix, about 2 years old, male, reddish tan with black markings around eyes and ears, short hair, 10" high, loves children, housebroken. 338-4420. P.B Norwegian Elkhound, male, brown and white medium length thick fur, adult, old enough to have cataracts on both eyes and arthritis. 312-358- 6992. Mixed breed female, terrier face, about 1 year old, black and brown medium length fur, 10" high. 459-3774. Four-month-old male, small mixed breed, black, very cut and sweet. 459-7111. Labrador, under 1-year-old male, all black, good with children, housebroken, has all shots. 385-4669. CATS FOR ADOPTION Gray with black stripes, white under chin, young adult male, neutered, Dljl shot, does not tolerate other pets, dewormed. Adults Only. 312- 526-7953. Black with brown stripes, white under neck and down nose, short hair, female, adult, housebroken. 459-8379. Domestic at, 1-vear-old neutered male. Black, large, lovely disposition, house- broken, good with chil­ dren and with other cats PAGE 9 - PLAINDEALER-FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1975 459-7854. evenings. collar Lost 4-24 in McHenry. 385-5051 after 5. and dogs Black long-haired young adult female, medium size. 338- 4151. Four-week-old kitten, brown, black and white, short hair. 455- 1186. Kittens, 8 weeks old, 1 male, orange tiger. 1 female, gray and brown, long haired, housebroken. 312-639-2964. 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